Houstonian 1997 - Student Life. 1997. Special Collections, University of Houston Libraries. University of Houston Digital Library. Web. February 22, 2018. https://digital.lib.uh.edu/collection/yearb/item/6374/show/6124.

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Franklin D. Roosevelt was 39 years old when he
contracted polio at his summer home in Canada. It
would eventually cripple both his legs and make unassisted walking an impossibility.
In the depths of the Great Depression, Roosevelt
had presidential aides posted on either side of him for
support. He displayed resolve and strength while trying
to project an image of a healthy, vigorous president.
However, the country was crippled itself.
In 1938, he established the National Foundation
for Infantile Paralysis in the
hopes that it would find a cure for
polio. In response, millions of
Americans mailed dimes to the
White House — which arrived in
jars, envelopes or whatever the
donor could find. Such generosity prompted the foundation to
adopt the name "March of Dimes"
and 65 years later, it remains.
This year, the local Gulf Coast
chapter chose the University of
Houston as the site of its April
13th march. Walkers were
encouraged to bring as many
dimes as possible and, as they
navigated the route, drop them in
various barrels.
"It was a wonderful sight;' said
Nan Varoga, media spokeswoman
for the March of Dimes Gulf Coast
chapter. "Everyone from the students to the faculty ~ our walkers
really enjoyed it!*
Walkers enjoyed a thunderous
parade before setting off from
Roberson Stadium. They hit Cullen Boulevard, swung
around Braes Bayou and finally cut through the campus
on their way back to the stadium.
Aside from a few student parking difficulties earlier in the week, the event went off without a hitch.
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alkers wave to onlookers during the
March of Dimes Walk-A-Thon April 1 3.
Participants were encouraged to bring dimes
and drop them in barrels along the route.
Photo By: Matt Rogers
university of houston students reach the
halfway point of the march in front of e.
Cullen. Many students helped as guides,
sold shirts and participated in the march.
Photo by: Edmond Vahedi
Student Life
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